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The Town of Holly Springs is seeking its next Utilities Environmental Compliance Manager that will direct, coordinate, manage, and oversee the Town’s municipal potable water and wastewater utility services, including treatment plant and distribution/collection system operations.

The work performed includes difficult administrative and supervisory work managing the laboratory and pretreatment programs with Federal and State regulations and permits. Work is performed under the general supervision of the Utilities and Infrastructure Deputy Director. Supervision is exercised over subordinate staff.
The work schedule is business hours with occasional evenings and weekends. The salary range for this position is $84,109.31-$126,174.90 (Grade O). Annual starting salary will be commensurate based on education and experience.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS
•   Manages the Town’s Environmental Compliance Laboratory; Commercial and Industrial Pretreatment Programs; and reclaimed water system compliance.
•   Ensure sampling required for the NPDES permit, Reclaimed Water permit, the Long-Term Monitoring Plan, water distribution system, and Industrial User permits are completed;
•   Final review of DMR, NDMR, and industrial user permit applications before signature by the Deputy Director;
•   Review all data and chains of custody;
•   In case of regulatory non-compliance, work with the WWTP Plant Manager and/or the Collections and Distribution Manager to develop and implement a plan to return to compliance;
•   Coordinate collection system surveillance if influent wastewater characteristics change causing pass-through, inhibition, sludge contamination, or human health effects;
•   Reviews reports and other information about the operation of the WWTP and collections and distribution system and inform the Deputy Director of the information;
•   Maintain current and accurate pretreatment program elements;
•   Ensure Fats, Oil, and Grease (FOG) Management Program is active and effective;
•   Coordinate investigations of potential pass-through, interference, inhibition, sludge contamination, or pollutant related worker health and safety issues;
•   Recommend escalated enforcement actions to the Deputy Director;
•   Review pretreatment system plans and issue Authorizations to Construct;
•   Review industrial development projects and predict if pretreatment will be necessary and ensure special conditions are included in the development plan;
•   Ensure the drinking water and wastewater lab maintains State certifications;
•   Ensure surcharge sampling is completed submitting surcharge reports to Utility Billing;
•   Hires, trains, assigns, directs, supervises, evaluates and disciplines personnel;
•   Attends meetings and serves on committees;
•   Requisitions materials, services, and supplies;
•   Reviews work performed by staff and outside contractors;
•   Performs other duties as assigned.

MINIMUM REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college in (or equivalent experience) in physical or, biological or environmental science and five years of pretreatment administration, wastewater laboratory or wastewater operations experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Two (2) years of supervisory experience.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
• Master’s degree from an accredited college in degree from an accredited college in (or equivalent experience) in physical or, biological or environmental science.

OTHER REQUIREMENTS
Must possess a valid driver’s license issued by the State of North Carolina for the type of vehicle or equipment operated and must have the ability to obtain class 3 Lab Analyst certification as well as Pretreatment grade 3 certification. Must have NC Wastewater Grade 1 or greater Biological Operator Certification within two years of employment.

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